Areelu Vorlesh in both the AP and VG have a VERY specific backstory explaining her part in the World Wound. Replacing her with someone else from a previses adventure, would require a LOT of leg work. It could be fun if you do, but it will be difficult. A level 20 sorcerer with double HP will be beefy, and extra actions are always a treat, but Mythic rules can be VERY one sided depending on build. Consider this, how does this creature compare to Areelu Vorlesh herself, and the surprise boss fight that comes after her?
Your right much better to replace surprise boss fight with Vera (PC who is demon lord)
So im gearing up to run wrath of the righteous adventure path. The main problem is the story is well documented in the video game. I was thinking of ways to change up the story a bit. At first i thought about swapping a few characters. Nurah and Sosiel for instance. Just to keep the pcs guessing in case they know the story. Then today I had a bit of an inspired ability. The first module i ever ran was savage tide at the completion one of the pcs took the title of princess of demons.
So thats the short story. Now for the questions.
1) What other changes can you suggest to the story to keep pcs on their toes who may have played the video game?
2) would a 20th lvl sorcerer made demon lord be a good replacement for Areelu Vorlesh? The quirk with this is similar to Demogorgon they would have more action economy. During the savage tide former pc had simulacrum made (simulacrum was being pimped out at a brothel). The abyss infused the simulacrum to become the second head of the pc. Two bodies two motivations and one shared hp pool. Are the mythic rules strong enough that i should hand out mythic levels to the pc demon lord to make the encounter more even?
I think my post of the Kitsune Fighter 5, using natural attack options goes into more detail than the OP's original post.
There are a couple of key points in this build which IMO rely on GM interpretation;
1) will Racial Heritage allow creature to pick up the extra free feat humans get as well as multiple favored classes and thus a HP and skill point at each level?
2) Tail Terror granting more than one natural attack.
3) given Human Guise and the fact humans don't have tails, all the tails should be transformed by Change Shape (polymorph) leaving the human form without any natural attacks. This does kinda fly in the face of the fact that multiple feats were taken to get those natural attacks unlike the bite which was granted by the race. It is a Game Balance issue.
That's why I think this build is GM dependent, just too many key variables. So work with your Home Game GM to see how it'll play out into fifth level.
This seems to be all commentary, so, I think if your goal is to do attacks, Druid or Brown-Fur Transmuter arcanist archetype seems the way to go about this rather than spend all your Fighter feats to gain...
1) racial heritage doesnt give you anything except the ability to count as another race for the purposes of taking feats, traits, etc.
2) I would think this part is mostly the correct thing for me to take from this. Need a gm ruling on that I think point
3) misses the mark on the build. The character would not have tails while in human form and would use the change shape ability to sneak past guards with weapons. Most if not all fighting is done with tail weapons while in kitsune form. While in human form tail terror does not help the character at all
I just noticed the build is using the fighter bonus feats to pick up magical tail. You can only use fighter bonus feats for combat feats, so the build is going to need to be adjusted.
The trait nine tailed scion allows you to take magical tail instead of a combat feat
As to the first question, there is besides weight preventing you from putting a tail weapon on each tail. Two weapon fighting does not apply to using more than 2 weapons at a time. So, you are still -8 to attack with 7 of the tails. The feat Multiweapon Fighting is what you need. The prerequistes for Multiweapon fighting are DEX 13, three or more hands. RAW the tails are not hands. Some GM’s may allow this but don’t count on it.
If you are also making an attack in addition to the tails all of the tails will be considered offhand. The same would go for your bite attack.
What would work better is the monster feat Multiattack. If you read the section on monster feats it does seem to imply you can take them if you qualify and the gm permits it. That would take all of those attacks to -2.
That makes more sense. I guess i would need to build multi attack into the build. With the change shape i wonder if you strapped a dagger sheath on your tails would that interfere with the tail natural attack.
My thoughts are change shape being used to smuggle weapons into secure areas by keeping them small and melded into your body. No search check would find them
So after reading a few threads and some hours of research i am thinking of eventually making a kitsune assassin type (fighter class). The idea is alot of attacks and some flexibility in hiding intent.
Fighter
Traits:
Nine tailed scion
"Insert campaign or other trait here"
Fighter first weapon group tail weapons. I think my order is less than optimized as Piranha strike should come sooner for damage bonus reasons. And maybe finishing the tail strike line would be better for later levels.
So my questions are:
1) is there a good rules reason that all 9 tails cannot use a tail weapon
2) is there an ability for fighters to "share" weapon focus amongst all the weapons in a weapon group. This could allow use of three bludgeoning weapons, three piercing and three slashing. If you also mix up the materials (mithral/cold iron/adamantine) you could try to ensure breaking most drs naturally.
3) how would the tail weapons work with change shape? Would they be absorbed into your body until shapeshifting back to kitsune?
you are combining the attacks and generally they are separate attacks.
> The longspear with reach threatens squares at 10ft but not 5ft(adjacent) or your square.
> The natural attack threatens squares in your reach, for medium sized creatures that's normally your square and 5ft(adjacent).
> The type of natural attack usually sets it as Primary and then if you can do 1.5*Str or Secondary. The issue is when you use a (manufactured) weapon in the same round or attack sequence or in two-weapon fighting, then the natural attack is forced into a secondary attack.
It is the same with Iterative attacks (at BAB 5+). They are still separate attacks (with each natural weapon or other weapon) but natural attacks suffer when you also use a manufactured weapon (becoming secondary attacks).
ADVICE
I know people want to do combat and spells - but it only works at lower levels and then acts as some melee options at mid to higher level. Otherwise you're a mincemeat sorcerer as you don't have the BAB nor the HPs to do consistent front line melee action. It is more efficient and effective to focus on ranged or touch attack based combat.
So yes but also consider this. Round 1, 4 enemies, two move in on me, two others go after pally but are more than 10ft from me. I get one attack of oppertunity with longspear. On my turn i cannot attack with longspear, but can with bite. Normally bite is primary (and since only natural attack str x 1.5. As i used my longspear to take an oppertunity attack is my bite primary or secondary?
2nd round of combat enemies attack but do not move. Again my only attacks in my round are with bite. Primary(?)
3rd round more enemies move in to me provoking another attack of oppertunity. Or since last round my bite was primary(?) Do i still get the attack. Do i still get to use the longspear to threaten reach squares(?)
Basically i am trying to reason out how using a reach weapon to get attacks of opportunity is not a workaround cheat for making my bite a secondary attack.
(Edit) As for the advice I am well aware that this char is less the ideal. This is not an ideal character but my attempt to make and put my own spin on Anomander Rake (malazan book of the fallen)
So here is the question, Im making a tieflimg sorc for dragon disciple prestige class. Using a longspear with maw or claw alternate racial trait. When wielding a longspear i would still threaten adjacent squares due to the bite attack. At what point does the bite attack become primary. If i make no attacks with the longspear in a round would my bite attacks be primary or does the act of having the longspear and threatening reach attacks of oppertunity keep my bite as secondary?
Has there ever been anything official on how metamagics that cause a secondary effect on damage interact with spells that create something that deal damage?
Flaming Sphere, Wall of Fire, Spiritual Weapon are all examples of the spells I'm talking about. Dazing and Toppling are two examples of the type of metamagic I am referencing.
Dazing has a lot of posts here with people weighing in on both sided. Toppling seems to mostly have people in favor of allowing it with Spiritual Weapon, with a lot of the arguments being "there are so few force spells", but that's not really a rules reason.
Dazing's wording is "damaged by the spell", while Toppling's is "If the target takes damage" so Toppling has a wider range of interpretation.
I read a comment arguing against Dazing working with created spell effects since by that logic you could use Dazing to modify Summon Monster and then that creature's attacks would cause dazing. I had started my search assuming that you could apply it to most spells, but that argument convinced me there was a problem with my thinking. Apologizes to that poster, I ended up reading a lot of threads and now can't find that comment.
I am wondering about restoring a destroyed Clocksmith Familiar using Make Whole or Greater Make Whole
I can't find any rule that a destroyed familiar would require the normal resurrection, so I'm guessing Make Whole would work, but please someone correct me if I'm missing it.
2nd part of my question would be what the caster level of the familiar would be. I'm guessing the caster level would be equal to the familiar's master, so Make Whole wouldn't work, and Greater Make Whole would be required.
Per Shield Brace: You can use a two-handed weapon sized appropriately for you from the polearm or spears weapon group while also using a light, heavy, or tower shield with which you are proficient. The shield’s armor check penalty (if any) applies to attacks made with the weapon.
Would using a two-handed weapon this way eliminate the ability to "drop" a hand off the weapon for spell casting/lay on hands/drinking a potion/ other?
Per Shield Brace: You can use a two-handed weapon sized appropriately for you from the polearm or spears weapon group while also using a light, heavy, or tower shield with which you are proficient. The shield’s armor check penalty (if any) applies to attacks made with the weapon.
Would using a two-handed weapon this way eliminate the ability to "drop" a hand off the weapon for spell casting/lay on hands/drinking a potion/ other?
By my reading, a Rondolero Swashbuckler could use two-weapon fighting with a buckler (shield bash) as an off-hand weapon and apply precise strike with the primary weapon (not with the shield-bash). Probably not RAI, but appears good RAW. Am I missing something?
Precise Strike (Ex): At 3rd level, while she has at least 1 panache point, a swashbuckler gains the ability to strike precisely with a light or one-handed piercing melee weapon (though not natural weapon attacks), adding her swashbuckler level to the damage dealt. To use this deed, a swashbuckler cannot attack with a weapon in her other hand or use a shield other than a buckler.
Buckler Bash (Ex): At 2nd level, a rondelero swashbuckler can perform a shield bash with a buckler (use the same damage and critical multiplier as for a light shield). He can treat a buckler as a one-handed piercing melee weapon for the purposes of the swashbuckler’s finesse and all feats and class abilities that refer to such a weapon.
Anyone have any thoughts on what to run after Strange Aeons to get the PC's up to Lvl 20?
The notes on pages 57 and 66 of Black Stars Beckon reference a few low-level scenarios, but I'm not sure scaling those up to double or triple their designed character level would make for the best end-game adventure.
Related questions: If a Kineticist Archetype alters the blast, like Kinetic Knight: At 1st level, a kinetic knight gains the kinetic blade form infusion, and it costs 0 points of burn instead of 1 point. She can’t use her kinetic blast without the kinetic blade form infusion or an infusion that lists kinetic blade as a prerequisite.
I would read that as spilling over and affecting the Havoker, for good (0 burn) and bad (can't use other forms of blast).
Here's the situation:
A 5th level character with 1 level of Rogue, 4 levels of Arcanist has Magical Knack, so counts as a 5th level caster for level dependent calculations.
Magical Knack
Benefit: Pick a class when you gain this trait—your caster level in that class gains a +2 trait bonus as long as this bonus doesn’t raise your caster level above your current Hit Dice.
However, this character currently has 2 negative levels. Does that mean that their current equivalent caster level would be Three (4 Arcanist + 1 Magical Knack – 2 Neg Levels) or Four (4 Arcanist + 2 Magical Knack – 2 Neg Levels)?
Does a Etiainen's Modify Memory ability serve any real purpose outside of the "reepy" factor?
Memory Drain (Su)
When a creature is hit by a etiainen’s incorporeal touch attack, it must succeed at a DC 13 Will saving throw or the etiainen can eliminate 1 minute of the creature’s memory as if the target were affected by the modify memory spell.
A creature that succeeds at this saving throw cannot be affected by memory drain from the same etiainen for 24 hours. This ability is a mind-affecting effect. The saving throw DC is Charisma-based.
"As of today, the orc ancestry/species is now always available for both Pathfinder and Starfinder Society! Our oracles indicate a striking number of these new adventurers will be trained in Legal Lore or have the Profession (lawyer) skill. Adventure onward!"
The "Profession (lawyer)" comment makes me think so.
In 1st Edition there were some Iconics that got played or at least recommended a lot more in PFS, sometimes for play-ability, sometimes for having great consumables.
Anyone have any strong opinions on the individual Iconics in 2nd Edition?
There are some celestial Boons/Deitific Boons that grant additional sneak attack dice.
For example:
Tanagaar - Celestial Obedience
3: Hunter's Edge (Su) You gain sneak attack +3d6. This increase to sneak attack damage stacks with sneak attack damage you may have from other sources. Whenever you deal sneak attack damage with a piercing weapon, you deal +2 points of damage per sneak attack die.
Assume you were a Rogue/Ninja/Whatever that had full progression of sneak attack dice. Would this raise you above the normal limit of half your character level, rounded up? My feeling is no, but I wanted to get a additional opinions.
With the Magic Trick feat for Mage hand you can use it to make a dirty trick:
Dirty Magic Trick (base attack bonus +1, Improved Dirty Trick): You can manipulate a target’s clothing or a nearby object to attempt a dirty trick combat maneuver against a single opponent in the spell’s range, using your combat maneuver bonus for the check.
My first question for the group is this a melee attack (at range) or a ranged attack?
One of the other options (Throw punch) specifically calls it out as a melee attack, but there is nothing on this option. My feeling is that the related option calling out melee, means this is also melee, but that option also changes the attack bonus to caster level and allows you to add Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma modifier.
My second question is reguardless of ranged attack or melee attack, are you using the the rest of the change to attack modifiers as well?
In addition to the feat, skill, or other requirements listed in parentheses for each of these tricks, you must have the Magic Trick (mage hand) feat to use the trick.
Dirty Magic Trick (base attack bonus +1, Improved Dirty Trick): You can manipulate a target’s clothing or a nearby object to attempt a dirty trick combat maneuver against a single opponent in the spell’s range, using your combat maneuver bonus for the check.
Powerful Hand (Spellcraft 3 ranks): You can increase the weight of objects you can move by 5 pounds for every 3 ranks you have in Spellcraft.
Ranged Aid (base attack bonus +1): You’ve learned to use your mage hand to tug at an opponent’s hair, clothing, and equipment. You can use the aid another action at range, attempting a ranged touch attack instead of a melee attack.
Reaching Hand (Precise Shot or Reach Spell): You can focus as a swift action before casting mage hand to increase its range to 50 feet + 5 feet per caster level. If the target of your mage hand spell is outside of the spell’s standard range at the start of your turn, you must spend another swift action to focus again or the spell immediately ends.
Subtle Hand (Deft Hands, Disable Device 6 ranks, Sleight of Hand 6 ranks): You can attempt Disable Device and Sleight of Hand checks within range of your mage hand. Working at a distance increases the normal skill check DC by 5, and you cannot take 10 on this check.
Throw Punch (Improved Unarmed Strike): You can use mage hand to strike an opponent within the spell’s range. This is a melee attack that always deals 1d3 points of force damage. The mage hand has an attack bonus equal to your caster level plus your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma modifier, whichever is highest. Spell resistance applies against this ability.
With the Magic Trick feat for Mage hand you can use it to make a dirty trick
Dirty Magic Trick (base attack bonus +1, Improved Dirty Trick): You can manipulate a target’s clothing or a nearby object to attempt a dirty trick combat maneuver against a single opponent in the spell’s range, using your combat maneuver bonus for the check.
My question for the group is this a melee attack (at range) or a ranged attack?
One of the other options (Throw punch) specifically calls it out as a melee attack, but there is nothing on this option.
In addition to the feat, skill, or other requirements listed in parentheses for each of these tricks, you must have the Magic Trick (mage hand) feat to use the trick.
Dirty Magic Trick (base attack bonus +1, Improved Dirty Trick): You can manipulate a target’s clothing or a nearby object to attempt a dirty trick combat maneuver against a single opponent in the spell’s range, using your combat maneuver bonus for the check.
Powerful Hand (Spellcraft 3 ranks): You can increase the weight of objects you can move by 5 pounds for every 3 ranks you have in Spellcraft.
Ranged Aid (base attack bonus +1): You’ve learned to use your mage hand to tug at an opponent’s hair, clothing, and equipment. You can use the aid another action at range, attempting a ranged touch attack instead of a melee attack.
Reaching Hand (Precise Shot or Reach Spell): You can focus as a swift action before casting mage hand to increase its range to 50 feet + 5 feet per caster level. If the target of your mage hand spell is outside of the spell’s standard range at the start of your turn, you must spend another swift action to focus again or the spell immediately ends.
Subtle Hand (Deft Hands, Disable Device 6 ranks, Sleight of Hand 6 ranks): You can attempt Disable Device and Sleight of Hand checks within range of your mage hand. Working at a distance increases the normal skill check DC by 5, and you cannot take 10 on this check.
Throw Punch (Improved Unarmed Strike): You can use mage hand to strike an opponent within the spell’s range. This is a melee attack that always deals 1d3 points of force damage. The mage hand has an attack bonus equal to your caster level plus your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma modifier, whichever is highest. Spell resistance applies against this ability.
The Shaman spirit "Dark Tapestry" appears legal to play, but it grants access to several of the "Contact Entity" spells, which are not. What is the correct substitutions, or did I miss something somewhere?
Does the Magus Kensai Archetype give a character the ability to use dex-to-damage? It's not quite granting the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat, but it can grant proficiency in an exotic weapon.
Aldori:
These slightly curved swords measure just over 3 feet in length. An Aldori dueling sword can be used as a martial weapon (in which case it functions as a longsword), but if you have the feat Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Aldori dueling sword), you can use the Weapon Finesse feat to apply your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier to attack rolls with an Aldori dueling sword sized for you, even though it isn’t a light weapon. You can also wield an Aldori dueling sword in two hands to apply 1-1/2 times your Strength bonus to damage rolls.
Kensai
A kensai is proficient in simple weapons and in a single martial or exotic melee weapon of his choice
What would be the effect of an Exploiter Wizard taking MetaMixing?
My read through says it's essentially useless, as a wizard can't just use a higher level spell slot.
Metamixing (Su):
The arcanist can expend 1 point from her arcane reservoir to add a metamagic feat that she knows to a spell as she casts it without affecting the casting time (though using a higher-level spell slot as normal). She can use this ability to add a metamagic feat to a spell that she prepared using a metamagic feat, although she cannot add the same metamagic feat to a given spell more than once.
Are the "Beams" produced by Sunbeam just ray's, or are the more like a line breath weapon, passing through everything between you and the 60 ft range of the the spell?
I have some young nephews very into dinosaurs. I was looking for some adventures to look into to possibly run for them. From a quick glance, I would guess Serpent's Skull, although I've never played it, just reading reading synapses. I remember Ire of the storm module having some Dino encounters, and would also be interested in and PFS1 scenario suggestions.
First Edition Society had a few monsters and/or items not available in any books or AP's. Does anyone know if there are any community packs or other resources anyone has bothered to put together them for input into hero lab?
IS there anywhere that gives the "official" conclusion of each AP. I know who the eventual ruler of Korvosa is supposed to be and the outcome of the Irongfang Invasion.
I'm purposely not posting spoilers here, but I was wondering if there was somewhere where this information was centrally located instead of having to puzzle it out.
I'm GM'ing a group and got a question from a character that I've gone a bit loopy researching. Lots of similar topics, but I haven't found anyone else discussing this specifically.
They asked if they could use the alchemical vestigial arm discovery, and Two-Weapon Fighting feat to wield a two-handed weapon with the vestigial and a normal arm and a off-hand weapon in the other normal hand.
This would seem to make sense, as they don't technically get an extra attack with the arm, but I wanted to see if someone could point out a reason this shouldn't happen before I approve it.
The first time I read over it, I got it in my head that it could only be damaged like a swarm, but it appears that a Trench Mist can be damaged by any magic weapon.
I would think that attacking a gas with a sword would be useless, but unless I'm missing something, a magic sword would work just fine.
We just started a Rise of the Runelords AP and I have a character who spouts random conspiracy theories/rumors and I've been trying to tie in something from a bunch of AP's but not give any spoilers. Here's some so far, based on the AP's 'm most familiar with. Any other suggestions would be much appreciated:
Curse of the Crimson Throne
Heard the old king in Korvosa found himself a young new queen. They say the king turns into a giant reefclaw every full moon, wonder what the new queenie will think of that.
Giantslayer
In the Five Kings Mountains is a swamp filled with the ghosts of dead druids that lure people to their deaths. They'd get away with it too, except for this group of 4 brave kids and their dog.
Ironfang Invasion
Did ya hear Molthune's recruiting goblins to fill the rank's of it's armies. Who would have though that lot that would be the progressive ones.
One issue I had with first edition was how hard it was to build an effective thrown weapon build. Anyone have any good suggestions for how to do it in 2nd edition?
Can anyone explain the concept of militia teams to me. I've read it many times and it just doesn't seem to click.
If my players have one group assigned to building shelters, and one assigned to gathering food, is that two teams? Is it two teams separate from the groups the PC's are running? So PC's go hunting with NPC's as backup, can one team be building shelters, with a 2nd team crafting?
I'm wanting to use Spectral hand for buff spells (Resist Energy Communal for example) and want to make sure I'm not violating some tenet I'm not aware of.
There are two valid reasons I could see to prevent this:
Can the hand travel that far?
The range for the spell is 100 +10/lvl, so as long as the hand doesn't travel more than that distance total, it should be able to move to everyone. One might argue that it could travel twice that amount, as it can travel that far and back at max range.
Can I have the hand touch multiple creatures?
The Hand touches count as attacks, even though I'm touching allies, so I am limited to touches equal to my iterative attacks.
A forgiving GM might let it go through, but those are the limitations I can think of. Thoughts?
Anyone have a feel for the total hippogriffs the Sable company has? I'm feeling around 75
Guide to Korvosa says this about hippogriffs: "dozens of which perch within the high aerie of the Great Tower and serve as the mounts for the city’s elite Sable Company." - page 3
Roughly 200 Sable Company marines (about two-thirds of the entire company) - page 16
So there's around 300 sable company, but only a "dozens of mounts" (assume 36) at the main headquarters, It seems that from some of the text that there would be a high number (2 dozen?) also on watch, a group at Veldraine (another dozen), finally, a few for training purposes at Endrin Military Academy.
So at full power, that would mean a mount for about 1/4th of their forces.
Alchemist: If an alchemist has the Fast bombs discovery, can he use Rapid Shot, Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, haste, and similar abilities and effects to add more attacks?
As written, yes, all of these apply because fast bombs "functions just like a full-attack with a ranged weapon."
So at 8th level (or soon after to take feats) there is potentially 6 bombs: 2 from BAB, 1 from Rapid shot, 2 from two weapon fighting feats, 1 from haste?
The Investigator Antiquarian archetype gives up potions for Trinkets that "count as formulae". They then use these trinkets to cast spells as an arcane caster, but does not suffer from arcane spell failure.
I've looked for an official response to this and can't find it. It seems to me that the Mending cantrip should be able to repair a broken gun in less time than the gunsmithing feat (10 min vs 1 hr):
Misfire: "When a firearm misfires, it gains the broken condition."
Mending: "If the object has the broken condition, this condition is removed if the object is restored to at least half its original hit points... If the target has at least half of its original HP at the end of Mending, then Broken is removed.
A Projectile weapon has 5 HP. It doesn't say nut it would have either 1 or 2 for the broken condition. A roll of 2, 3, or 4 would give it greater than 50% of it's hitpoints and remove the broken condition.
This is really more for flavor, as I realize this only would apply out of combat. Please point out the flaw in my logic.
I'm hoping my wife create her first character. She found the investigator class and asked if she could play someone like Karin Murphy from The Dresden Files.
I said yes, but then realized it was actually a difficult target to build for.
Police detective
Martial arts expert
"Tiny but fierce"
Eventually quite potent with a sword
Apologize for the length post. I'm building a Mounted Fury Barbarian, using the Nagaji race and a boon I picked up which will let me have a Large Chameleon. as a mount. I don't want to be charge dependent, so I'm considering at a build that will allow more animal handling and less ride. Unfortunately Ferocious Beast isn't on the Unchained list. Here's my two current concepts:
The unchained barbarian gets the basic unchained improvements and accurate stance, but the companion will often be limited to the contagious rage (rage spell) benefits. The core will have his own bite/ferocity/trample, and the companion will get an upgraded bite and ferocity, as well as full rage benefits. Thoughts?
